Tag: #healthy

For those of us eating healthy and trying to stick with good food choices most of the time, here are some tips to avoid temptation or starvation while running errands or driving your kids to a soccer game, etc. Be prepared: I always have a protein bar or a bag of enlightened bean snacks (high…

It’s funny oftentimes when I talk with my clients about their food choices and what they’re eating, they will often mention foods they think are healthy, not knowing what’s hidden in the label. They are typically snacks that have hidden sugars in them. And the main culprit is fructose, also known as: ‘high corn fructose…

Come check out our Boutique Edmonton Gym. It’s been one year since opening our doors and we’d like you to come and celebrate with us. Its crazy how time flies! Imagine just over a year ago, I was in my 20′ x 22′ gym that totalled 460 square feet. Despite it being rather small, compared…

Happy New Year to you and yours! Despite many people saying its never good to wait for New Years to start a fitness / fat loss program, it’s actually the best time. If you’re not already on a structured routine, and perhaps struggling to know what to do in the gym and/or what to eat,…

I get it, it’s great to have all the amazing content and resources at our disposal via the internet, but that could be a dangerous thing too. If we don’t use some common sense and a few general guidelines, you may get duped or worse. When we’re talking about fitness and you hear an ad…

This is a super low fat / carb-free / high protein version of the vietnamese soup known as ‘Pho’. I’ve tweaked it a bit to my own preferences, so please feel free to exclude some of the non-traditional ingredients (ie. mushrooms, bay leaf, garlic) if you like. Hope you enjoy! Ingredients: 2 900 mL No…

A tasty, high protein, low carb & low fat dessert you can have as a snack if you wanted to. Perfect on a cool day when you want the comfort of pumpkin spice and everything nice without adding inches to your waistline. This is just one of the many recipes in my Lean Eater’s Cookbook (hard…